What do you really… know ABOUT commitment?
Well… I thought I knew what commitment was all ABOUT. As a child in my pre-teen years -committing first to GOD, staying in the click with my friends and then – last but not least, obeying my parents was the way my young eyes viewed this thing called commitment. Of course, in most ways, I was right!
But as a mature adult, commitment took on a twist that only GOD could define for me.
It’s amazing that in the dictionary, commitment is defined as simply being a previously planned engagement or the act of being responsible and loyal – but in real LIFE it goes much deeper and extends wider than what our minds want to comprehend.
O.K. first let me begin with stressing the importance of dedicating your life to God by freely giving yourself to him. Now that’s the easy part! Where it all becomes complicated is when we allow self to dictate what we will or will not do based solely on how we feel or how we’ve been treated.
I’ve learned that commitment is an act of true – unconditional love. Just like the love GOD has for us. Have you ever committed to something and no matter how hard you tried to release it something deep down inside just would not let you let go? That’s commitment!
Value- what about it? If you value something usually you hang tight to it.
You keep it in your possession. I’ll say value is another level of commitment. So let’s review – Unconditional Love and Value- yes… both spells commitment.
Let’s dig just a little bit deeper for one more real definition of commitment! Unwavering belief in yourself – if you believe in you, it helps you to believe in others. And, no matter how hard it may seem – every time you think about commitment – think about if you are being committed to yourself. How would you treat you? How many times have you forgiven you for mistakes you made? Get the point!
I found out that if you love you… it’s not that hard to be committed! Now, if we look at the acronym of what has been defined as commitment – you’ll find that:
U in Unconditional
L in Love
V in Value
U in Unwavering
ULVU = (You Love You) = equals (COMMITMENT)
I was truly blessed by the blog on commitment. And I agree it can be compared to the unconditional love that God has for us. Commitment also includes patience and longsuffering because anything or anyone that you are committed to you’re not going to give up on it so easily. You’ll stick with it, or stick by the person to encourage and nourish . It’s like what it says in I Corinthians 13 :8a Love never fails! Be blessed.
Commitment can be viewed in many different ways! I’ve learned, how we react to commitment is a true reflection of first, our level of commitment to GOD and secondly, to yourself.
Great post!!! Everyone needs to learn the value of committing to God first. If you can’t committ to him how can you truely be committed to yourself and others.
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Good points, treat yourself to God and all will fall into place
You know when I think about commitment, I think about committing yourself to God first. Once he gives you that direction and the desires of your heart, at your request, stay commitmented to what you believe and do not waiver. Once you show God your commitment to Him of what he asked of you, then everything else falls in place.
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